Môtiers
Sign in to saveMôtiers is a village near Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It was also a municipality in the district of Val-de-Travers in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Boveresse, Buttes, Couvet, Fleurier, Les Bayards, Môtiers, Noiraigue, Saint-Sulpice and Travers merged to form the municipality of Val-de-Travers. The village is considered the capital of Val-de-Travers.
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Place details
- Locality
- Val-de-Travers
- Region
- Neuchâtel
- Country
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
- Population
- 814
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Key facts
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Motiers.jpg
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Môtiers
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- former
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- Motiers.gif
- Swiss town.canton
- Neuchâtel
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-NE
- Swiss town.district
- Val-de-Travers
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 2112
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 6507
- Swiss town.area
- 6.42
- Swiss town.elevation
- 737
- Swiss town.population
- 825
- Swiss town.populationof
- December 2007
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- neighborhood
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Val-de-Travers
- Official language
- French
- Area
- +6.42
- Elevation
- +737
- Official website
- motiers.ne.ch
- Image
- Motiers.jpg
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Description
- Landmarks and attractions
- Absinthe and wine production
- Museums
- Other attractions
- People
- References
Môtiers is a village near Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It was also a municipality in the district of Val-de-Travers in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Boveresse, Buttes, Couvet, Fleurier, Les Bayards, Môtiers, Noiraigue, Saint-Sulpice and Travers merged to form the municipality of Val-de-Travers. The village is considered the capital of Val-de-Travers.
==Description== The village has a population of around 800 people, but a 2012 article in SWI swissinfo described it as "one of the busiest places in Switzerland".